FDM Group
Business Architect
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FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Programme Design Governance Lead (Business Architect) to work for our client within the consumer healthcare sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London.
Our client is undergoing a large-scale, business-led and technology-enabled enterprise transformation, underpinned by S/4HANA, and is currently standing up the governance and design structures needed to deliver at pace. They are seeking an experienced, business-architecture-minded delivery professional to orchestrate design governance across the programme — preparing and facilitating design authority forums, supporting the establishment of a new Enterprise Design Authority (EDA), and driving cross-programme alignment so that design decisions are well-prepared, coherent and ready for governance. This is a hands-on orchestration role for someone who brings structure to ambiguity, manages interdependencies, and drives decisions to closure at pace.
Responsibilities
Orchestrate design governance forums end to end (Enterprise, Business and Technical Design Authorities and working groups) - including preparation, facilitation, minutes and action tracking Support the establishment and mobilisation of the Enterprise Design Authority, defining its terms of reference, membership, decision rights, submission standards, operating cadence and escalation pathways Quality-assure pre-read packs and submissions, and maintain a decision register capturing approvals, conditions and traceability Drive cross-programme design working groups to identify and resolve interdependencies and ensure design decisions are aligned and ready for governance Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to promote consistency, standardisation and simplification across business and technology design Operate at pace in an ambiguous, evolving environment, proactively driving actions through to completion
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About You
Demonstrable business architecture background, including process and operating-model design (As-Is/To-Be), with experience driving design consistency and standardisation Hands-on governance experience - running or operating design or governance forums, including agendas, pre-reads, decision capture and action tracking Strong facilitation and senior stakeholder management across both business and technology functions, with the ability to manage interdependencies and drive cross-functional alignment Technical literacy sufficient to understand, challenge and govern design decisions (without needing to engineer the solution); familiarity with tools such as BPMN, DMN and UML, and modelling/collaboration tooling (e.g. Visio/Lucidchart, Jira, Confluence) Exposure to large, multi-workstream transformation programmes, ideally S/4HANA or comparable enterprise change; design authority (EDA/BDA/TDA) or TOGAF experience desirable Minimum of 8 years' experience in business architecture, design governance and/or complex programme delivery
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About Us
FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
Why join us
Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field Annual leave and work-place pension
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